New transit service from Korea to Europe launched 
Trans-Siberian LandBridge, RZD Logistics and Fesco have expanded their network with a new transport service between Korea and Europe. A first container was recently dispatched from Busan (South Korea). Then the container was delivered to the commercial port of Vladivostok... mehr
Gaining a strong presence in Bangladesh
DB Schenker, which is present at 2,000 sites in more than 130 countries, has founded a new subsidiary in Bangladesh. As a local entity within the Indian cluster organisation, Schenker Logistics Bangladesh offers the full range of the global freight forwarder’s portfolio.... mehr
Lots of news from Korean Air Cargo
Korean Air Cargo is leaving Basel (Switzerland). As from 6 July 2019, the weekly B777F flights, which the Asian carrier has been operating from Seoul (South Korea) to the tri-border region in northwest Switzerland for years, will be moved to Zurich. Freight forwarders said:... mehr
ANA to cooperate with Virgin Orbit
The small satellite launch company Virgin Orbit has signed an agreement with ANA Holdings, the parent company of All Nippon Airways (ANA), to bring the company’s "LauncherOne" service to Japan. Virgin Orbit’s system, which uses a B747 widebody jet as a "flying... mehr
Regular weekly train connects Russia and China
Russia-based Fesco has expanded its network of overland export routes and launched a regular container train from Krasnoyarsk (Russia) to Beijing (China) via the Grodekovo (Primorsky Krai) / Sunfeihe (China) border check point. The route is served on a weekly basis. The... mehr
Starting to service B737NG in Siberia
Volga-Dnepr Technics Moscow (VDTM), provider of MRO services for foreign-made aircraft in Russia, has received the approval of the Bermuda civil aviation authority for B737NG maintenance at Krasnoyarsk airport (KJA, Russia). Due to this expansion, VDTM engineering personnel... mehr
First frozen whole Malaysian durians flown to China
After changing its regulations, which before permitted Malaysian durians to be imported only in pulp or paste form, China has allowed Maskargo to fly frozen whole durian fruits, which are also known as stinky fruits, to Shanghai. A first shipment of 4 t arrived last week at PVG... mehr
TIR corridor between Iran and Azerbaijan launched
The first eTIR transport between Iran and Azerbaijan conducted by Zarin Borna International Transport has successfully taken place this week, travelling from Tabriz, Iran to Ipek Yolu, Azerbaijan. It marks a new era of transport operations between the two countries,... mehr
Bolloré Logistics finds a partner in Boustead Projects
Bolloré Logistics has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Boustead Projects, an industrial real estate solutions provider based in Singapore. With this agreement, Boustead Projects and Bolloré Logistics aim to jointly develop the aeronautics sector in Malaysia’s... mehr
Stainless tank cars improve molasses transport
In Russia, the United Wagon Company (UWC) has shipped 26 tank cars for the transportation of molasses and vegetable oils to GATX Rail Vostok. The tank car is a new addition to UWC's product line and the only model on the 1,520-mm gauge market for freight of this type with a... mehr